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Splenic flexure syndrome



Splenic flexure syndrome

A condition that occurs when air or gas collects in the upper parts of the colon. Causes pain in the upper left abdomen. The pain often moves to the left chest and may be confused with heart problems.

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Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.

Colon
Another name for the large intestine. The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. An adult colon is approximately five to six feet in length and is responsible for absorbing water and forming, storing and expelling waste.

Pain
An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience primarily associated with tissue damage, or described in terms of tissue damage, or both.

Abdomen
The area between the chest and the hips. Contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen.

Chest
The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and part of the aorta. The walls of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum.

Heart
The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system.



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Spleen
The organ that cleans blood and makes white blood cells.

Splenomegaly
Enlargement of the spleen.



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Sphincter
A ring-like band of muscle that opens and closes an opening in the body. An example is the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach known as the lower esophageal sphincter.

Sphincter of Oddi
The muscle between the common bile duct and pancreatic ducts.

Spinal anesthesia
Injection of an anesthetic into the area around the spinal cord to block pain sensation during surgery.

Spine
A column in the body consisting of 33 vertebrae.

Spleen
The organ that cleans blood and makes white blood cells.

Splenic flexure syndrome

Spondylosis
A degenerative process of the cervical spine that causes narrowing of the spinal canal and neural foramina, and produces compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots.

Sprain
A partial or complete tear of a ligament.

Squamous cell cancer
A slow-growing cancer in cells in the top layer of the skin.

Squamous epithelium
Tissue in an organ such as the esophagus. Consists of layers of flat, scaly cells.

Stethoscope
The instrument used to listen to the heart and other sounds in the body.

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